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  • Sri Lanka industrial estate siting study 
    Wijesekera, NTS; Bhuvendralingam, S; De Alwis, A; Butler, J; Smythe, R; Gunaratna, MH; Vattala, HDVS; Ranawana, S [Article-Full-text]
    Expansion and diversification of the existing industrial base in Sri Lanka are major components of the country’s economic development policy. Though increased industrialization holds the promise of an improved economy, it ...
  • Sri Lanka industrial estate siting study 
    Wijesekera, NTS; Bhuvendralingam, S; De Alwis, A; Butler, J; Smythe, R [Article-Full-text]
    Expansion and diversification of the existing industrial base in Sri Lanka are major components of the country’s economic development policy. Though increased industrialization holds the promise of an improved economy, it ...
  • Stakeholder management in relocation and reconstruction of public school buildings affected by Tsunami disaster 
    Ranatunga, RMP; De Silva, L; Hadiwattege, Chandanie [Article-Full-text]
    Disaster reconstruction is a challengeable job in the construction industry. As it influence, and be influenced by many stakeholders. Stakeholder management is one of the major important disciplines in construction ...
  • A Standard classification and coding system for bill items and resources in the building construction industry 
    Kodikara, GW [Article-Full-text]
    Building construction companies should handle the vital information efficiently to survive in the very competitive industry. Most organizations confuse over the influx of data relevant for various management functions. ...
  • Structural forms suitable for ground water reservoirs constructed in Sri Lanka 
    Jayasinghe, MTR; Gunasinghe, PU; Puvanachandran, K; Ismail, KLM [Article-Full-text]
    The structural forms used for rectangular and circular reservoirs have been reviewed, It is shown that although the rectangular form with buttresses and tie beams gives an efficient arrangement, it has a poor performance ...
  • Study of transport of contaminants in a pipe network using model Epanet 
    Ratnayake, N; Jayatilake, IN [Article-Full-text]
    The aim of this study was to get an understanding of the transport of contaminants in a water distribution system, using the Model EPANET, in order to meet water quality regulations and customer expectations. For the ...
  • A study on the processing of garnet sand deposits of Sri Lanka 
    Subasinghe, GKNS [Article-Full-text]
    Garnet sand deposits of Sri Lanka mainly consist of natural industrial garnets and is potentially an important raw material in the manufacture of abrasive powders and papers owing to their abrasive qualities, availability ...
  • Survey of potential sites for installation of hydraulic ram pumps 
    Wickramasuriya, S.S. [Article-Full-text]
    The overall objective of the project was to identify a few sites, selected from one or more districts which would be suitable for the installation of a ram pump system. In August 1993 a workshop was held at the University ...
  • Sustainable benefits in application of lean in prefabrication production process 
    Ekanayake, SSG; Senaratne, S [Article-Full-text]
    Prefabrication is recognised as an appropriate solution to overcome several problems in construction such as low productivity, high waste production, inferior working conditions and insufficient quality. Even though ...
  • Thermal performance of free-running three-storey houses: an assessment through computer simulations 
    Jayasinghe, MTR; Attalage, RA; Jayawardena, AI [Article-Full-text]
    Sri Lanka is presently facing a serious energy crisis due to continuous increase in energy demand annually. One of the solutions for this is energy conservation for which houses are a good candidate. The need for using ...
  • Timing design for signalisation of roundabout : final report 
    Kumarage, AS; Bandara, JMSJ [Article-Full-text]
    This project was commenced in order to examine the viability of signalising roundabouts, where capacity has been exceede. It was held that successful signalisation, with roundabout would be entail a significant saving ...
  • Towards Great Streets: An Empirical Approach to Study a Streetscape 
    Meetiyagoda, L; Munasinghe, J [Article-Full-text]
    This paper presents an attempt to device an empirical method for streetscape analysis. The need for such method is felt in a context that designing streets has been an area of wider concern but without adequately developed ...
  • Towards great streets: an empirical approach to study a streetscape 
    Meetiyagoda, L; Munasinghe, J [Article-Full-text]
    This paper presents an attempt to device an empirical method for streetscape analysis. The need for such method is felt in a context that designing streets has been an area of wider concern but without adequately developed ...
  • Towards great streets: an empirical approach to study a streetscape 
    Meetiyagoda, L; Munasinghe, J [Article-Full-text]
    It is practically possible to construct masonry loadbearing structures that will not show any cracks due to differential settlements caused by foundation provided that proper precautions taken. Taking adequate precautions ...
  • Towards great streets: an empirical approach to study a streetscape 
    Meetiyagoda, L; Munasinghe, J [Article-Full-text]
    This paper presents an attempt to device an empirical method for streetscape analysis. The need for such method is felt in a context that designing streets has been an area of wider concern but without adequately developed ...
  • Water qualilty monitoring and modelling in the Kelani Ganga 
    Bhuvendralingam, S; Hettiarachchi, SSL [Article-Full-text]
    Draft ambient water quality standards based on designated water uses have been developed for surface waters of Sri Lanka in the period 1991-1992. These standards are to be used to evaluate present environmental quality, ...
  • Water quasi-cw, diffraction limited semiconductor double tapered laser oscillator 
    Dayawansa, IJ [Article-Full-text]
    Semiconductor laser sources are compact and convenient. They can be easily integrated with other semiconductor devices. They are useful as the source for free space communications between satellites; for optical radar and ...